bảo vệ
VietnameseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 保衛.
PronunciationEdit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˩ ve˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ vej˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ vej˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ jej˨˩˨]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
VerbEdit
NounEdit
- a security guard; compare vệ sĩ (“bodyguard”)